Innovation

TOKYO (Nikkei)--Tokai Rubber Industries Ltd. (5191) and Riken have jointly developed a nursing-care support robot capable of transfering patients weighing up to 80kg from beds to wheelchairs, an action usually needing two caretakers.

TOKYO (Nikkei)--Japan is to have two rocket launch sites after a seven-year hiatus as it reopens the formerly used Uchinoura Space Center this summer to launch satellites under 50kg.

TOKYO (Nikkei)--NEC Corp. (6701) has developed technology that it claims halves the amount of electricity needed to keep computers at data centers cool, The Nikkei learned Thursday.

TOKYO (Nikkei)--University of Tokyo scientists have invented a device with the potential to turn the palm of a hand into a smartphone screen.

NEW DELHI (Nikkei)--NEC Corp. (6701) is aiming to commercialize its experimental cultivation of Japanese strawberry varieties in India by taking advantage of the computer company's information technology equipment, including sensors and communications devices, The Nikkei has learned.